What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions
A reader of my recent post, “Bernie Sanders got much right about our current situation….” commented: “Thank you Mark for validating what we know to […]
Racism/White Supremacy
My Year End Siege of Angers – the list –the rerun
Last year, at about this time, I tapped away at the list below. In recent days I returned to the question of a new Siege […]
The Glory of Our Food – on the back of farm workers – more from John Oliver
Only the oldest amongst my readers will remember Edward R. Murrow’s 1960 CBS TV report Harvest of Shame (opens CBS channel on YouTube) that reported on […]
A Revisit – book review from 2001 – When Work Disappears- WJ Wilson
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Here is a book review I posted on markorton.com 3.24.2001 When Work Disappears: The World of the […]
Women’s Equal Pay Day – how to make it obsolete
Today, March 14, 2023 is Equal Pay Day “This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in […]
My Year End Siege of Angers – the list
Yesterday as I was taking a walk up and down Warren St. here in Hudson I realized that I had become actively angry about the […]
“How Structural Racism Works” – Tricia Rose and Samuel Rosen – recently noted
If you are struggling to get your head around how racism works you will probably find it helpful to have a general framework as a […]